Ellis Johnson to Interview for USM Job Thursday

Per Phil Kornblut of the South Carolina Radio News Network , USC assistant head coach for defense Ellis Johnson will meet with Southern Miss officials Thursday in Atlanta to interview for the Golden Eagles head coaching job a source said Wednesday. The school conducted two on campus interviews Tuesday, Southern Miss offensive coordinator Blake Anderson and Louisiana Lafayette offensive coordinator Jay Johnson, a former assistant at USM.

According to Southern Miss beat writer Patrick Magee of the Hattiesburg American, Johnson and Anderson have emerged as the top two candidates from more than 300 coaches who expressed interest in the job.